Organizational Change: Hp
Organizational Change: HP
Dyniecia Barnes
Keller Graduate School of Management
HR587 Managing Organizational Change
Prof. Alberta Lloyd
Aug 21, 2011
Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Assessment/Diagnosis 4 Analysis of the Change Strategy 4 Results/Outcomes 6 Evaluation of the Effort 8 Conclusion 9 References 11
Executive Summary
Assessment/Diagnosis
HP is the world’s largest technology company. Their area of expertise and services range from printing, personal computer manufacturing, and software packages to IT infrastructure and services in cloud computing and connectivity.
Analysis of the Change Strategy
Mr. Leo Apotheker outlines a four-point strategy for increasing HP’s market leadership by extending HPs leadership in managing and optimizing today’s traditional environments what focuses on three specific areas; cloud environments, connectivity, and software.
Results/Outcomes
HP has to discontinued one of its operations, consumer business revenue suffered a decline while a number of the business units experienced revenue hikes amongst commercial business.
Evaluation of the Effort
Despite HP’s aggressive strategy for growth and advances in technology progress has been slow in some areas, but there has been progress in others. From the time of the change initiative to date not enough time has passed to give an accurate picture of progress or regress, but the results thus far look promising.
Assessment/Diagnosis
HP is the world’s largest technology company. Their area of expertise and services range from printing, personal computer manufacturing, and software packages to IT infrastructure and services in cloud computing and connectivity. Its customer base consists of home PC users, small to enterprise businesses, and various levels of government from city to federal. Although HP is large, business as usual as lead to the need to improve HP’s focus on customer-facing businesses that they depend on for continued success,
Dyniecia Barnes
Keller Graduate School of Management
HR587 Managing Organizational Change
Prof. Alberta Lloyd
Aug 21, 2011
Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Assessment/Diagnosis 4 Analysis of the Change Strategy 4 Results/Outcomes 6 Evaluation of the Effort 8 Conclusion 9 References 11
Executive Summary
Assessment/Diagnosis
HP is the world’s largest technology company. Their area of expertise and services range from printing, personal computer manufacturing, and software packages to IT infrastructure and services in cloud computing and connectivity.
Analysis of the Change Strategy
Mr. Leo Apotheker outlines a four-point strategy for increasing HP’s market leadership by extending HPs leadership in managing and optimizing today’s traditional environments what focuses on three specific areas; cloud environments, connectivity, and software.
Results/Outcomes
HP has to discontinued one of its operations, consumer business revenue suffered a decline while a number of the business units experienced revenue hikes amongst commercial business.
Evaluation of the Effort
Despite HP’s aggressive strategy for growth and advances in technology progress has been slow in some areas, but there has been progress in others. From the time of the change initiative to date not enough time has passed to give an accurate picture of progress or regress, but the results thus far look promising.
Assessment/Diagnosis
HP is the world’s largest technology company. Their area of expertise and services range from printing, personal computer manufacturing, and software packages to IT infrastructure and services in cloud computing and connectivity. Its customer base consists of home PC users, small to enterprise businesses, and various levels of government from city to federal. Although HP is large, business as usual as lead to the need to improve HP’s focus on customer-facing businesses that they depend on for continued success,
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